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Articles with tag: UK

Last But Not Least

Ather Naqvi   Apr 17, 2008   interacts: 3

Poverty may be more than a silent killer. This sentence cannot be ignored as emotional rhetoric since, sadly, it has become a hair-raising reality.

The Holiday Season

Azra Rashid   Dec 19, 2007   interacts: 53

The message in all monotheistic religion remains the same - believe, submit, follow and sacrifice. All three religions prey on people's vulnerability and desire for acceptance.

Fall of Dacca

Riaz Jafri   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 135

December 16 comes every year to haunt the nation, particularly those few remaining who were witness to the debacle.

Mukhtar Mai's December 11th Fundraiser in Sacramento

Ras Siddiqui   Nov 13, 2007   interacts: 39

This effort is not about dwelling on what already happened but what's possible; to change the future of some girls and women in Southern Punjab.

Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema

Mayank AustenSoofi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 20

His skin color is not fair; his acting skills are too loud; he is less muscled than neighborhood gym boys; and he is rumored to be gay! How did this Khan become a Sultan?

Affordable UK Degrees

Ed Halifax   Jul 25, 2007   interacts: 14

International students who want to study for degrees that are recognized and accepted worldwide could find private colleges’ fees well within their budgets.

PM Shoukat Aziz Ponders a Term for Chief Justice

Saeed Minhas   Sep 14, 2007   interacts: 25

Given the crucial role of Chief Justice and Supreme Court in current Pakistani politics, ruling elite is busy looking at various options to remove this stumbling block.

Cutting Down the Law

Kamal K Jabbar   Sep 14, 2007   interacts: 4

With the banishment of Nawaz Sharif once again the General and the incumbent Government has, shown its myopia, arrogance and contempt for the laws of Pakistan.

Rushdie and the British Establishment

Moeed Pirzada   Jul 16, 2007   interacts: 50

It is certainly true that the attitudes and belief systems of pockets of Muslim youth represent a serious challenge to the ethos of a post-industrial, post-modern society; but it is also true that the terrorism that has taken place on British soil or that

Allama Iqbal and His Women

Rafi Aamer   Jun 10, 2007   interacts: 59

When we study the psychological aspect of Iqbal’s life, we find out that despite having a sensitive heart and a brilliant mind, he had to struggle against many romantic contradictions through out his life.

Indian Shuakat Aziz and Pakistani Manmohan Singh

Shahnawaz Farooqui   Feb 16, 2007   interacts: 77

In one of his recent articles, India’s famous journalist, Mr. M. J. Akbar has unveiled an open secret, that Dr. Manmohan Singh is in fact India’s ‘Shuakat Aziz’; i.e., a Washington’s man; i.e., a man sponsored by the World Ba

Crime and Human Rights in the Developed World

mehul kamdar   Dec 5, 2006   interacts: 2

After the NYPD shot a groom leaving his stag party two days ago, there has been a huge uproar in the American press over what was clearly a crime committed by the men in uniform in the world’s wealthiest city.

Iran: The Next Stop?

H P   Mar 5, 2006   interacts: 152

Iran is not Iraq: Given the Iranians’ fierce nationalism and the Shiites’ traditions of martyrdom, any military move on Iran would receive a response that would engulf the entire region in fire

Heidi Fleiss and Shahrukh Khan – Spot the Difference!

Farzana Versey   Feb 6, 2006   interacts: 86

Will Heidi’s male brothel empower women? In Shahrukh’s film why does the woman submit to a ghost only when he transforms into a look-alike of her husband? Why has it now become our overarching ambition to reveal liberalism mostly through the l

Ba Ba Black Sheep – Bogeyman Blair

Mohammad Gill   Sep 21, 2005   interacts: 6

The Iraq war and the terrorism are commonplace topics of discourse and discussion even at the dinner tables. Even the growing- up kids are familiar with them. For them, Tony’s Pizza may not be very offbeat; probably they would relate to it quite eas

Muslims and the Road to Perdition

Zafar Anjum   Aug 23, 2005   interacts: 324

In today’s globalized flat world, Muslims must harmonize themselves with other communities and reap the benefits of a changed world. Like the true deputies of God on earth, let’s make it a better place.

The Buddha is Smiling

Bhaskar Dasgupta   Jul 26, 2005   interacts: 22

An orphan’s curse would drag to hell

Shaukat Aziz’s Speech: Hypocrisy at its Best

abdul naeem   Nov 22, 2004   interacts: 6

Shaukat Aziz, if he really wants to achieve stability in the country, will have to eschew the politician’s rhetoric and work towards taking the state out of religion

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